FBI Headquarter Plans in Limbo?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The “decision” for Greenbelt was clearly a political one, not one based on costs and benefits. The current proposed change also is political. Shock - Federal decisions in metro DC are political.

Greenbelt was picked because its black. That's it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They did beat up Trump in his first term. I guess he's paying them back.

Can't blame him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The “decision” for Greenbelt was clearly a political one, not one based on costs and benefits. The current proposed change also is political. Shock - Federal decisions in metro DC are political.

Greenbelt was picked because its black. That's it.

Historic Greenbelt has a lot of white residents. So the town demographics can’t be the reason.

[Anonymous]

Now Kash says FBI is moving to the Reagan Building.

[Anonymous]

Wes Moore chased them out. Just like he chased out the new Commander stadium.

[Anonymous]

It's pettiness because MD is a blue state, simple as that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL this is over. It's staying in DC.

New FBI HQ. Check.

New world class football/concert stadium and mixed-use development. Check.

Continued large scale development in Georgetown, the Wharf, SW DC, McMillian Reservoir, and Walter Reed. Check++++.

Metro ridership back above 1,000,000 riders per day. Check.

DC crime now below pre-pandemic levels. Check.

This is why we didn't flee for the suburbs during COVID. Everything is bouncing back even bigger than before.

That must be why 50%+ of the commercial space is still not leased.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The “decision” for Greenbelt was clearly a political one, not one based on costs and benefits. The current proposed change also is political. Shock - Federal decisions in metro DC are political.

Greenbelt was picked because its black. That's it.

Historic Greenbelt has a lot of white residents. So the town demographics can’t be the reason.

Maybe not the stats for the official town, but they definitely are the stats for PG County. generally. Greenbelt was chosen to give PG County a financial boost.

[Anonymous]

Many FBI staff preferred the Fairfax County site because of schools -- FCPS (even with its issues) has a much better reputation for academics than PGCS.

(Yes, some FBI staff who lived in PG obviously preferred a PG County site to have leas commute and no bridge.)

[Anonymous]

Ignoring all.politics...doesnt it make sense to use an existing building centrally located near transit where existing staff's commutes are not radically changed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ignoring all.politics...doesnt it make sense to use an existing building centrally located near transit where existing staff's commutes are not radically changed?

More existing FBI staff live in VA than in MD. Both sites (Greenbelt or Springfield) were near MetroRail. Both sites were near commuter rail stops (either MARC or VRE).

"Centrally located" would mean somewhere in downtown DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ignoring all.politics...doesnt it make sense to use an existing building centrally located near transit where existing staff's commutes are not radically changed?

More existing FBI staff live in VA than in MD. Both sites (Greenbelt or Springfield) were near MetroRail. Both sites were near commuter rail stops (either MARC or VRE).

"Centrally located" would mean somewhere in downtown DC.

Right that is where the Reagan Building is!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ignoring all.politics...doesnt it make sense to use an existing building centrally located near transit where existing staff's commutes are not radically changed?

I thought the FBI wanted a campus like the CIA has and that’s why GSA was considering sites like Springfield and Greenbelt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ignoring all.politics...doesnt it make sense to use an existing building centrally located near transit where existing staff's commutes are not radically changed?

I thought the FBI wanted a campus like the CIA has and that’s why GSA was considering sites like Springfield and Greenbelt

They did and that was one of the factors in the site selection process. Now they’ll apparently stay at a central site in DC but without the large, secure campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ignoring all.politics...doesnt it make sense to use an existing building centrally located near transit where existing staff's commutes are not radically changed?

I thought the FBI wanted a campus like the CIA has and that’s why GSA was considering sites like Springfield and Greenbelt

They did and that was one of the factors in the site selection process. Now they’ll apparently stay at a central site in DC but without the large, secure campus.

It was always about politics, not security or functionality. Maryland was picked for racial reasons, D.C. has now been picked simply to defeat the racial motivation involved in the selection of PG County. Secure operations are an afterthought in all this, unfortunately.